Arkansas § 27-101-705 Mutilation of boating identification numbers

Arkansas Statutes

§ 27-101-705 — Mutilation of boating identification numbers

Arkansas § 27-101-705

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Ark. Code Ann. § 27-101-705 (2026).

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(a)It shall be unlawful for a person or other entity to have in his, her, or its possession boating equipment with a boating identification number that has been mutilated to the extent that it cannot be read.

(b)If a piece of boating equipment has been stolen and recovered with a mutilated boating identification number, then a court of competent jurisdiction shall:

(1)Authorize the rightful owner of the boating equipment to continue the use of the equipment; and (2) Direct the owner of the boating equipment to have the original boating identification number replaced or restenciled on the piece of boating equipment.

(c)A person who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or is found guilty of a violation under subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a Class D felony.

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(a) It shall be unlawful for a person or other entity to have in his, her, or its possession boating equipment with a boating identification number that has been mutilated to the extent that it cannot be read. (b) If a piece of boating equipment has been stolen and recovered with a mutilated boating identification number, then a court of competent jurisdiction shall: (1) Authorize the rightful owner of the boating equipment to continue the use of the equipment; and (2) Direct the owner of the boating equipment to have the original boating identification number replaced or restenciled on the piece of boating equipment. (c) A person who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or is found guilty of a violation under subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a Class D felony.